Surname Sarkezi in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Simani families are Croats (from Kosovo ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kosovo.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Simani live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in only two naselja i to in Zagreb (25) and Sesvete (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Simani (including: Sihmani , Simanj , Simany , Simhani , Simanni , Simmani , Shimani and Szymani ) is present in 32 countries worldwide. "Simany " is used by some 300 people in Laos , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Israel.

Characteristic first names

Elizabeta Sarkezi, Nue Sarkezi, Kolja Sarkezi, Beta Sarkezi, Kristian Sarkezi, Florian Sarkezi, Zef Sarkezi, Sofija Sarkezi, Dilja Sarkezi, Roza Sarkezi, Jozefina Sarkezi, Frana Sarkezi, Fatmir Sarkezi, Krist Sarkezi, Franklin Sarkezi, Nikoljina Sarkezi, Kristina Sarkezi, Kristijan Sarkezi, Veronika Sarkezi

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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